Oubliette Definition
o͝oblē-ĕt
noun
A concealed dungeon having a trap door in the ceiling as its only opening.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Oubliette
Noun
Singular:
oubliette
Plural:
oubliettesOrigin of Oubliette
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French from oublier to forget from Old French oblider from Vulgar Latin oblītāre from Latin oblītus past participle of oblīvīscī lei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from French oubliette, from oublier (“to forget").
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